Process for treating poultry carcasses to control salmonellae growth
OwnerEugene Brotsky, Frederic G. Benderinventors
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Abstract
Salmonellae and other bacteria can be removed, reduced or retarded on poultry carcasses by treating eviscerated and defeathered poultry with a treatment solution containing an alkali metal orthophosphate, e.g., sodium, orthophosphate in combination with a basic agent, preferably sodium carbonate.
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A process for treating poultry carcasses comprising contacting eviscerated and defeathered poultry with a treatment solution having a pH above about 11.5 and containing trialkali metal orthophosphate being present in an amount of from about 4% to about 12% based on the weight of the solution, for a period of time effective to remove, reduce or retard salmonella bacterial contamination and insufficient to cause organoleptic depreciation of the poultry.
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